UNSPSC 50603253: Frozen Non GMO seneca dawn corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO seneca dawn corn that has been frozen for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50603253 Frozen Non GMO Seneca Dawn Corn is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specific frozen corn products meeting non-GMO and varietal specifications for institutional food service. In practice, state and local governments buy frozen corn and similar specialty produce items as components of broader school nutrition, state facility cafeteria, and child nutrition service contracts. The code appears in solicitations primarily when vendors must supply a designated product line within larger food service bids, though the Commodity code itself is narrow in scope — the work is part of the institutional food procurement ecosystem rather than a standalone category. School districts dominate the issuing bodies under this code, with occasional state agency participation for facility operations. Recent solicitations show that frozen specialty corn products are most often procured as one item among hundreds in comprehensive annual school nutrition bids that include fresh and frozen produce, proteins, grains, dairy, and related supplies. School districts issue these opportunities as RFPs and IFBs on an annual or multi-year cycle tied to the school year calendar, typically running July through June.

Activity under this code concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, based on the recent posting record. The Douglas County School System (serving 25,500 students across 32 schools), the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, the City Schools of Decatur, and the State of Georgia appear multiple times in the recent opportunities block. Outside Georgia, the Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri and the Dallas Independent School District in Texas have posted substantial food procurement RFPs and IFBs in the first half of 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the Early County Board of Education's FY27 Food Bid (RFP, due June 8, 2026) seeking line-by-line bids across 300+ food items for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs; the City Schools of Decatur's IFB for Frozen Foods and Grocery items (due May 15, 2026) supporting the School Nutrition Program across ten sites; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two geographic areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined. Frozen specialty corn products typically appear as individual line items within these larger bids rather than as standalone procurements.